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Crypsirina

  • Crypsirina

    Crypsirina is a small genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
    The generic name is derived from the Greek words krupto, meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nostrils".

    1/ Racket-tailed treepie (Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

  • Racket-tailed Treepie

    Racket-tailed treepie 
    (Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

    The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
    This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.